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what are or should we say were the expectations of angela merkel? >> there certainly were great expectations, angela merkel has now left downing street, gone over to buckingham palace to meet the queen. people reward her as political royalty and part of the reason david cameron did have those expectations was because he as promised if he wins the next election will have an in-out referendum, the public voting whether britain should stay inside the european union. he's saying that between now and then, he'll be able to win what he calls concessions, bringing back more power to national governments like here in london. the expectations that he's been talking about are things like exemptions or uptouts from some european laws. angela merkel did hint that she could be prepared to see tweets to things like the freedom of movement where people can freely move to go work in our countries. she's talked about in the past changes to what benefits those kind of migrants would receive. she has stressed that they didn't have time and they certainly in her view,
what are or should we say were the expectations of angela merkel? >> there certainly were great expectations, angela merkel has now left downing street, gone over to buckingham palace to meet the queen. people reward her as political royalty and part of the reason david cameron did have those expectations was because he as promised if he wins the next election will have an in-out referendum, the public voting whether britain should stay inside the european union. he's saying that between...
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like the red carpet treatment awaited angela merkel when she visited london. she was given the rare honor of addressing both houses of parliament. david cameron was hoping for some or in his efforts to reform the eu. the german counselor did not oblige. i expect my speech to pave the way for parliamentary reform. i am afraid that people who think that are in for a disappointment. >> she was also pessimistic regarding london demands on freedom of movement. the two leaders stressed the things they do agree on. >> we both want to see change in your. we believe that change is possible. clean later met with the 14. she stressed the importance of written for europe. >> germany's former president was acquitted on corruption charges on thursday. it ends the first trial of a german head of state. the court cleared him of wrongdoing. prosecutors claimed that he accepted payment of around 700 euros from a film producer. in exchange, he helped raise support for a movie project. the presiding judge called the amount peanuts and said there was no compelling evidence against
like the red carpet treatment awaited angela merkel when she visited london. she was given the rare honor of addressing both houses of parliament. david cameron was hoping for some or in his efforts to reform the eu. the german counselor did not oblige. i expect my speech to pave the way for parliamentary reform. i am afraid that people who think that are in for a disappointment. >> she was also pessimistic regarding london demands on freedom of movement. the two leaders stressed the...
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we're talking about the german chancellor, angela merkel. brian todd is with us with more on this part of the story. she is a very significant player. >> very significant, wolf. she is seen now as increasingly maybe the person who could be the most central to resolving this crisis. her diplomats are the ones pushing many of the diplomatic initiatives that are actually taking some traction right now with ukraine. germany has huge economic leverage with russia. they are a huge trading partner with russia. they buy about a third of their natural gas from russia. they export technology in cars to russia. it is a huge relationship. vladimir putin certainly does not want to see that, you know, take a bad turn at this point. but also, there is a real personal dynamic between angela merkel and vladimir putin. where putin really does respect her. she is a tough negotiator. she is a very pragmatic person, does not she also has a great dynamic. it's in her political dna. she grew up in east germany. vladimir putin was stationed in russia as an officer.
we're talking about the german chancellor, angela merkel. brian todd is with us with more on this part of the story. she is a very significant player. >> very significant, wolf. she is seen now as increasingly maybe the person who could be the most central to resolving this crisis. her diplomats are the ones pushing many of the diplomatic initiatives that are actually taking some traction right now with ukraine. germany has huge economic leverage with russia. they are a huge trading...
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let's talk about angela merkel saying to mr. obama that putin doesn't seem to be all there, after speaking with putin, she's not sure he is in touch with reality. how do you interpret this? >> well, i don't know the details obviously because i've left the government so i don't have a -- >> from your own knowledge of putin. >> your own knowledge of putin and of merkel. >> well, i think two things are important to understand. first of all, the russian government including president putin are extremely angry at how things have evolved inside ukraine and angry at their clients. their one-time client president yanukovych for how weak he behaved in their view. i saw all of the senior leadership right before i left and this was a view i heard many times, and so therefore, they are striking back and trying to do something independent inside ukraine because they feel like they lost when supporting mr. yanukovych. second, putin is in an aggressive position right now. you remember they just came off the olympics and a lot of nationalist pr
let's talk about angela merkel saying to mr. obama that putin doesn't seem to be all there, after speaking with putin, she's not sure he is in touch with reality. how do you interpret this? >> well, i don't know the details obviously because i've left the government so i don't have a -- >> from your own knowledge of putin. >> your own knowledge of putin and of merkel. >> well, i think two things are important to understand. first of all, the russian government including...
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the german chancellor angela merkel is just about to make a rare address on the merits of eu membership to boat houses of parliament. we'll bring you her speech live. >>> also in the program, aaron is here. more problems for the flying kangaroo. >> it is just getting tougher for qantas. they bleed more cash. one in seven jobs they have to go. the airline is begging the deposit for more support. we'll take a look at what's crippling the big roo. >> hello. thanks for joining us on "gmt". midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, 1:00 p.m. in ukraine where the acting president has warned that any movement by russian troops outside their naval base in crimea will be seen as an act of aggression. his comments come after armed men seized the parliament and administration buildings in the capital simferopol. moscow has agreed the personal safety of the ousted president viktor yanukovych. our correspondent duncan crawford begins our coverage. >> this is potentially the start of the much bigger conflict. crimea's russia said the sign in front of the parliament. armed gunmen have seized the
the german chancellor angela merkel is just about to make a rare address on the merits of eu membership to boat houses of parliament. we'll bring you her speech live. >>> also in the program, aaron is here. more problems for the flying kangaroo. >> it is just getting tougher for qantas. they bleed more cash. one in seven jobs they have to go. the airline is begging the deposit for more support. we'll take a look at what's crippling the big roo. >> hello. thanks for joining...
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there's chancellor angela merkel of germany. you can see stephen harper of canada, the president of france, but this guy over here in the blue shirt, that is not vladimir putin. vladimir putin that day was home washing his hair. he sent the prime minister instead. he did not care to attend the g-8 summit. kicking a nation out of the g-8 is a big deal. watching what is going on in the world right now, it does not seem reasonable to conclude, however, that vladimir putin much cares about the g-8. it doesn't seem reasonable to conclude that vladimir putin cares more about the g-8 than he does about ukraine. and as president putin considers to be consolidating or at least escalating his military adventure into crimea, as he considers whether or not he's going to push russian troops even further beyond crimea into other parts of ukraine, would any of the options available to not just the united states but the international community actually make a difference? would any of the options that were on the table right now be enough to pus
there's chancellor angela merkel of germany. you can see stephen harper of canada, the president of france, but this guy over here in the blue shirt, that is not vladimir putin. vladimir putin that day was home washing his hair. he sent the prime minister instead. he did not care to attend the g-8 summit. kicking a nation out of the g-8 is a big deal. watching what is going on in the world right now, it does not seem reasonable to conclude, however, that vladimir putin much cares about the g-8....
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i think when angela merkel says he's in another world, it's that. it's not that he's taken leave of his senses but he's playing with a set of facts that are partly unfounded and partly very self-serving. and i think that's what you're seeing here. he's made a move and he's going to stand by it and justify it publicly even if he has to bend the facts a bit. >> it's fascinating to hear what you witness in meetings. do you have any specific example? i mean, it would be interesting to hear of things he thought about the u.s. or say which you just didn't feel were based in fact and were the result of misinformation by the people giving him information. >> well, the most amusing was a private meeting he had with president bush year and probably 2005, 2006. it was right after cbs fired dan rather and he said -- president bush talked to him about press freedom. he says, well, you don't have press freedom. dan rather made you mad and you fired him. president bush said, vladimir, please don't go in front of the press corps and use that example. people will th
i think when angela merkel says he's in another world, it's that. it's not that he's taken leave of his senses but he's playing with a set of facts that are partly unfounded and partly very self-serving. and i think that's what you're seeing here. he's made a move and he's going to stand by it and justify it publicly even if he has to bend the facts a bit. >> it's fascinating to hear what you witness in meetings. do you have any specific example? i mean, it would be interesting to hear of...
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angela merkel says he has. madeleine albright says he's delusional. i think there might be a simpler explanation. people don't have to think about where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant can produce enough energy for about 600,000 homes. generating electricity that's cleaner and reliable, with fewer emissions-- it matters. ♪ >> what does dissent in russia look like these days? we're going to show you a coup of examples of that next. and we'll include the example of that anchorwoman in russia who said she objects to the invasion of crimea. vo: once upon a time there was a boy who traveled to a faraway place where villages floated on water and castles were houses dragons lurked, giants stood tall, and the good queen showed the boy it could all be real. avo: whatever you can imagine, all in one place. expedia, find yours. take because you can't beating for zero heartburn. woo hoo! [ male announcer ] prilosec otc is the number one doctor
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how much of it will there be today when angela merkel visits prime minister david cameron? you know when i come visit in london and you guys rolled out the red carpet in do you compete with you can be more charming and welcoming, it will be a little bit like that because david cameron needs angela merkel. he needs her support and their relationship into the eu. the problem is that while merkel may be sympathetic to the idea of renegotiating treaties, it is no small thing for the germans with a lot of conversation down here. she is not just meeting with cameron. she's meeting with her majesty the queen and opposition leader lliband,.r ed miller >> when will we be rolling out the red carpet again soon? when will we have your regal presence again? >> do not make me pull out old e-mails. you have invited me to your country pub and said it would be on your tab. it's on. we will talk about it later. >> we will have to understand and arrange tee with the queen. that's what we do with all of our foreign visitors. thank you, hans nichols, in berlin on brady dougan's drilling on capi
how much of it will there be today when angela merkel visits prime minister david cameron? you know when i come visit in london and you guys rolled out the red carpet in do you compete with you can be more charming and welcoming, it will be a little bit like that because david cameron needs angela merkel. he needs her support and their relationship into the eu. the problem is that while merkel may be sympathetic to the idea of renegotiating treaties, it is no small thing for the germans with a...
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we also had the phone call the president had with angela merkel, but let me start with kerry and lavrov. what do they say to each other? what's critical right now? >> first of all, the fact they are meeting is a good sign. they have developed a cordial relationship. i've been in many meetings with them and the fact they are talking leads open the possibility of this off-ramp that you mentioned and that the president and the administration is trying to provide for putin. i don't think there will be any break ththroughs today, i think it's early for that, but you will hear about the consequences, economic consequences of continuing this and foreign minister lavrov, just the justification for it all. resolution will come later in this crisis. if it comes at all. >> meantime, simultaneously, you have secretary kerry talking to a lot, frankly, of foreign counterparts. here's some of the criticism that we've been hearing. this one from congressman mike rogers. >> right now, putin has set the table in the crimea for negotiations the way he would like them to go, and i think that puts us at a l
we also had the phone call the president had with angela merkel, but let me start with kerry and lavrov. what do they say to each other? what's critical right now? >> first of all, the fact they are meeting is a good sign. they have developed a cordial relationship. i've been in many meetings with them and the fact they are talking leads open the possibility of this off-ramp that you mentioned and that the president and the administration is trying to provide for putin. i don't think...
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angela merkel says he has. madeleine albright says he's delusional. i think there might be a simpler explanation. vo: once upon a time there was a boy who traveled to a faraway place where villages floated on water and castles were houses dragons lurked, giants stood tall, and the good queen showed the boy it could all be real. avo: whatever you can imagine, all in one place. expedia, find yours. >> what does dissent in russia look like these days? we're going to show you a coup of examples of that next. and we'll include the example of that anchorwoman in russia who said she objects to the invasion of crimea. [ sneezes, coughs ] i've got a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's time for advil cold and sinus. [ male announcer ] truth is that won't relieve all your symptoms. new alka seltzer plus-d relieves more symptoms than any other behind the counter liquid gel. oh what a relief it is. than any other behind the counter liquid gel. save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.d everybody knows that. well, did you know pinocchio was a bad
angela merkel says he has. madeleine albright says he's delusional. i think there might be a simpler explanation. vo: once upon a time there was a boy who traveled to a faraway place where villages floated on water and castles were houses dragons lurked, giants stood tall, and the good queen showed the boy it could all be real. avo: whatever you can imagine, all in one place. expedia, find yours. >> what does dissent in russia look like these days? we're going to show you a coup of...
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president obama says he won't go to the g 8 and he spoke spoke to angela merkel. lots is going on in this story. but awful lot is going on in the ground there. thank you. >> there is no question this showdown with russia is dangerous. john mccain believes the the war is over but putin does not. senator mccain joins us. good evening, sir. >> thank you. i believe it because president obama r. president obama said 20 years ago the cold war ended. he said to medvedev tell val valentine's vladimir putin when i'm elected i will be more flexible. we are paying a very very heavy price for it. >> what do you think president putin is thinking tonight and what do you think that president obama is thinking tonight? >> i think that vladimir is thinking i got what i wanted crimea. by the way russia signed a treaty in 1994 guaranteeing crimea's territorial integrity as part of ukraine. but he is feeling good. he now is deciding how much of eastern ukraine he is going to cause problems in that really is something that we can't be really sure of. >> is he going forward than crimea
president obama says he won't go to the g 8 and he spoke spoke to angela merkel. lots is going on in this story. but awful lot is going on in the ground there. thank you. >> there is no question this showdown with russia is dangerous. john mccain believes the the war is over but putin does not. senator mccain joins us. good evening, sir. >> thank you. i believe it because president obama r. president obama said 20 years ago the cold war ended. he said to medvedev tell val...
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angela merkel is coming to london. she is having tea with the queen. apparently quite a big thing in this country. >> i yield to you on that. she is clearly getting the red carpet treatment. david cameron wants angela merkel to make the case that the eu needs to be reformed. merkel is likely when she addresses parliament to talk about strengthening the eu. you and i can make an argument that says, reform could be strengthened but it is hard to see how the two views of the european union are going to be entirely in line. cameron wants to recruit merkel to make him make the case to eurosceptics in his own party. merkel might not be there. we could have some tension. >> all right, hans. we believe that there. oh, to the fy on the wall between angela merkel and the queen of england. nevermind that. coming up, we talk about lego, the brand, the bricks. we will tell you an insight into the world's most successful toy company. david tweed has that story when we return after the break. ♪ >> i am manus cranny in for francine lacqua. this is "on the move" on b
angela merkel is coming to london. she is having tea with the queen. apparently quite a big thing in this country. >> i yield to you on that. she is clearly getting the red carpet treatment. david cameron wants angela merkel to make the case that the eu needs to be reformed. merkel is likely when she addresses parliament to talk about strengthening the eu. you and i can make an argument that says, reform could be strengthened but it is hard to see how the two views of the european union...
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>>> russia's president vladimir putin spoke today with the german chancellor angela merkel. even as but tine thumbs his knows at the western allies she may be the one leader he can't afford to anger too much. brian todd has been looking at the story. >> that phone call today was one of several angela merkel has had with putin since the crisis began. she's also spoke within president obama multiple times during the standoff. it's looking more and more that merkel has the most clout, has a pipeline to vladimir putin that the man in the white house doesn't. >> reporter: it's no secret president obama's strained relationship with vladimir putin isn't helping in this crisis. who can solve it? maybe the toik daughter of a pastor, german's chancellor, angela merkel. >> vladimir putin knows from experience that the hast enemy he wants right now in europe is germany. >> reporter: germany has huge economic leverage over putin. t buys more an ta third of its natural gas from russia, exports technology and cars to russia. analysts say what makes her so crucial in this crisis is she has
>>> russia's president vladimir putin spoke today with the german chancellor angela merkel. even as but tine thumbs his knows at the western allies she may be the one leader he can't afford to anger too much. brian todd has been looking at the story. >> that phone call today was one of several angela merkel has had with putin since the crisis began. she's also spoke within president obama multiple times during the standoff. it's looking more and more that merkel has the most...
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putin and angela merkel spoke several times, recently when putin agreed with angela merkel's proposal to open dialogue with russia and ukraine's government. a negotiated solution will help germany's economy as much as any other in europe. since the collapse of the soviet union no country has benefitted more than eastern europe and russia. several countries, poland and others serb as production centers for -- serve as production centres. while the president and secretary of state john kerry have been pushing to impose sanctions, germany, for now, opposeds them. >> the obama administration officials are doup playing the -- downplaying the delights with germany -- angela merkel has been given room to move with vladimir putin in order to reach a deal. >> the obama administration has cancelled a trade mission to moscow as well as a russian trip to washington d.c. this week. >> live pictures from independence square in ukraine. where people are still camped out but things have calmed down since pt change in government. we'll follow the events in ukraine at aljazeera.com. for breaking news a
putin and angela merkel spoke several times, recently when putin agreed with angela merkel's proposal to open dialogue with russia and ukraine's government. a negotiated solution will help germany's economy as much as any other in europe. since the collapse of the soviet union no country has benefitted more than eastern europe and russia. several countries, poland and others serb as production centers for -- serve as production centres. while the president and secretary of state john kerry have...
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the key person here is angela merkel in germany. they have most to lose by these em babargo embargoes. they want to see a dip low plastic route here, only we know the uk has influence for russian interest in london. they also are very concerned about what would happen here. they're both supported by the likes in italy and france. we've got a core number of countries here that don't want to push forward. in fact, only the central and the eastern europeans who are afraid of their territorial rights are pushing for more stringent conditions. i hope i'm surprised by what we come out with today, but right now it's looking lying sanctions light is going to be the solution we come up with. that's going to have an impact to the kind of sanctions that we hear from the u.s., remember, because they don't want to negatively impact europe's policy and energy rely yaiance g forward. i hope my expectations are beaten today, but i have to admit i'm skeptical, ross. >> jules, sharp elbows are what's required in a tight pen. >> don't you worry, i've
the key person here is angela merkel in germany. they have most to lose by these em babargo embargoes. they want to see a dip low plastic route here, only we know the uk has influence for russian interest in london. they also are very concerned about what would happen here. they're both supported by the likes in italy and france. we've got a core number of countries here that don't want to push forward. in fact, only the central and the eastern europeans who are afraid of their territorial...
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in conversations with the president and with german chancellor angela merkel, putin talked about russians in ukraine being under attack. saying their churches were being burned, their homes were being raided. but u.s. officials say there's simply no evidence that any of that is going on. as one top official told me just a short while ago, he has his facts, we have ours. so, with that, u.s. officials are now working on drafting comprehensive sanctions against russia. diane, if these are imposed, these would be the first sanctions on russia, on what was the soviet union, since the breakup of the soviet union and end of the cold war. >> trying for some diplomatic way out of this. thank you for reporting in tonight and monitoring the situation there. >>> and next, now, we turn to hollywood's biggest night last night. the oscars. 43 million americans tuned in to the academy awards. the biggest audience in a decade. and we all saw history made. for the first time, a movie by a black director took best picture. and a newcomer from that film electrified the night. here's abc's david wright. >> re
in conversations with the president and with german chancellor angela merkel, putin talked about russians in ukraine being under attack. saying their churches were being burned, their homes were being raided. but u.s. officials say there's simply no evidence that any of that is going on. as one top official told me just a short while ago, he has his facts, we have ours. so, with that, u.s. officials are now working on drafting comprehensive sanctions against russia. diane, if these are imposed,...
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conspiracy theories are flying this morning after a photo of german chancellor angela merkel and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu went viral. >> yeah, take a look at that. unfortunate shadow on merkel's face forming a mustache that some say looks hitler style. the photographer insists that netanyahu just happened to be pointing at the exact second the shot was snapped and i would have to think that's probably exactly what happened. >>> all right, getting up close and personal with a whale. this happened this week in the water off of baja california. pretty amazing. >> a group of students right next to that whale when its fin comes out of the water, slaps one of them right in the head. the girl is fine and at least there's video so she can rewatch the whole thing as many times as she wants and probably needed to explain the bruise on her face. >> i would think that probably felt a little more than a tap. you know what they say, these humpback whales, they say that they actually smell really bad when they come out of the water because they have like barnacles on them and everythin
conspiracy theories are flying this morning after a photo of german chancellor angela merkel and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu went viral. >> yeah, take a look at that. unfortunate shadow on merkel's face forming a mustache that some say looks hitler style. the photographer insists that netanyahu just happened to be pointing at the exact second the shot was snapped and i would have to think that's probably exactly what happened. >>> all right, getting up close and...
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sunday night the russian accepted a proposal from angela merkel to form a fact-finding mission on the ukrainian crisis. vladimir putin insists that they have a right to protect their citizens, including the use of military action when necessary. frederick is covering the meeting for us. what can europe do in this crisis >> you heard john kerry yesterday morning about the international community being ready for sanctions against , politically and economically. now european foreign ministers say that they will surely use strong words to condemn russia's military appointments in the .kraine polish prime minister's this morning discussed the consequences of russia's military deployment, without giving more detail. rather than sanctions, today's meeting in brussels is likely to end with high-level mediation in the ukraine. angela merkel spoke yesterday of president putin and proposed setting up a fact-finding mission in the ukraine to establish a political dialogue , possibly shaping the needs for organization and security in europe. >> you are also looking at how they can support the new
sunday night the russian accepted a proposal from angela merkel to form a fact-finding mission on the ukrainian crisis. vladimir putin insists that they have a right to protect their citizens, including the use of military action when necessary. frederick is covering the meeting for us. what can europe do in this crisis >> you heard john kerry yesterday morning about the international community being ready for sanctions against , politically and economically. now european foreign...
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angela merkel and so forth. other than that, we have not heard from president putin clearly outlining, precisely what his intentions are in carry willing out this action, even as i say, acknowledging the bear minimum, that these are, in fact, russian forces on the ground in crimea. common sense certainly suggests that. there would seem to be very little doubt about that whatsoever now. we only know from these leaked lines here and there. at the moment, it would seem to indicate that the kremlin, president putin's intentions are still pretty open. it would seem they are certainly holding on to crimea. very little chance to give it out to the central authorities in kiev. now, this very open-ended question of what that means for the eastern portion of ukraine. president putin told president that russia reserves the right to protect people that identify with russia. russia is still keeping its options open about a further military incursion into that part of the country as well. phil black in russia. they do maintai
angela merkel and so forth. other than that, we have not heard from president putin clearly outlining, precisely what his intentions are in carry willing out this action, even as i say, acknowledging the bear minimum, that these are, in fact, russian forces on the ground in crimea. common sense certainly suggests that. there would seem to be very little doubt about that whatsoever now. we only know from these leaked lines here and there. at the moment, it would seem to indicate that the...
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i have been talking about angela merkel. i want to draw your attention to this photograph, not this photograph over here. this is a picture of angela merkel who is dominating the front of her of europe's biggest selling newspaper. there she is meeting the queen. doing find is that she's an awkward curtsy that looks strange and black pants. >> what have you got? >> this is from the times. you are perhaps watching programs where brands have been superimposed after the show has been recorded. deal or no deal, they actually managed to add -- after the show had been recorded. the neighbors will put on a taxi door and advertise and also according postproduction. interestingly, we are talking about the show earlier. they managed to change an entire car. it was originally of bentley and then it got shown in brazil and mitsubishi.ed to a >> this is happening more and more. >> it is. they listed some rules and regulations. many are feeling that if you're going to start putting it on old shows like "friends" which is legislation could
i have been talking about angela merkel. i want to draw your attention to this photograph, not this photograph over here. this is a picture of angela merkel who is dominating the front of her of europe's biggest selling newspaper. there she is meeting the queen. doing find is that she's an awkward curtsy that looks strange and black pants. >> what have you got? >> this is from the times. you are perhaps watching programs where brands have been superimposed after the show has been...
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angela merkel, the chancellor of germany. nobody quite knew what to make of it when she reportedly finished a long telephone call with vladimir putin a couple days ago and after that call picked up the phone again to call president obama because she wanted to tell president obama that having spent a whole lot of time on the phone with vladimir putin, she wanted president obama to know that in her opinion, "vladimir putin is in another world." she said he didn't seem like he was in touch with reality. in another world. now, was that just how he seemed to angela merkel in that conversation? was he just being particularly weird or loopy to her for some reason? was she saying that strategically to try to influence something about how the west was behaving toward russia in this international crisis? what did that mean for her to say that putin sounded like a space cadet when she talked to him on the phone about what he was doing in crimea? today those questions were largely settled when mr. putin held a long press conference in mo
angela merkel, the chancellor of germany. nobody quite knew what to make of it when she reportedly finished a long telephone call with vladimir putin a couple days ago and after that call picked up the phone again to call president obama because she wanted to tell president obama that having spent a whole lot of time on the phone with vladimir putin, she wanted president obama to know that in her opinion, "vladimir putin is in another world." she said he didn't seem like he was in...
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angela merkel offered her own assessment. she said she wasn't sure he was in touch with reality, according to "the new york times." she reportedly said he was, quote, in another world. >> he really believes president putin, that somehow crimea is until danger from what the russians call terrorists who are in kiev. this means maybe he's not as well briefed on the situation as he could be. >> reporter: others believe putin is very much in touch with the reality he sees, the upheaval in ukraine. >> putin wants to restore the russian empire, which ukraine is the crowned jewel. >> reporter: and crimea is the shining core of that crowned jewel, a region crucial, analysts say, for two reasons. to putin's goal of uniting the people once under soviet's control and for access to the black sea. what also drives the former kgb colonel is an open resentment of the way the cold war ended. >> he said in 2005 is the fall of the soviet union. >> reporter: analysts say he sees america and its allies as a threat to that. >> to the degree i thin
angela merkel offered her own assessment. she said she wasn't sure he was in touch with reality, according to "the new york times." she reportedly said he was, quote, in another world. >> he really believes president putin, that somehow crimea is until danger from what the russians call terrorists who are in kiev. this means maybe he's not as well briefed on the situation as he could be. >> reporter: others believe putin is very much in touch with the reality he sees, the...
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briefed on the conversation angela merkel actually had with obama. when she was asked about what her impression of speaking with putin was like she responded that two was "in another world." she said she was not sure if putin was to -- in touch with reality, according to people briefed on the call. that is a little bit concerning. in terms of the meetings that have been taking place, hague is in kiev, secretary kerry flies in and would have the european foreign ministers meeting today. what can we realistically expect on that meeting, david? has been speaking in berlin, attending a conference on the future and soul of europe, a cultural thing. but he was asked about what we could expect the -- out of the meeting. he said the foreign ministers are preparing a package to support the ukraine. that is absolutely key. the question is how quickly that support can get to the ukraine. he doesn't want to talk about or speculate about sanctions against russia at this stage, although we have heard john kerry saying he has spoken to foreign minister's at the g7
briefed on the conversation angela merkel actually had with obama. when she was asked about what her impression of speaking with putin was like she responded that two was "in another world." she said she was not sure if putin was to -- in touch with reality, according to people briefed on the call. that is a little bit concerning. in terms of the meetings that have been taking place, hague is in kiev, secretary kerry flies in and would have the european foreign ministers meeting...
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i know that german chancellor angela merkel spoke with vladimir putin a short time ago. what can you tell us about that conversation? >> jonathan, we are told from the german government that in that conversation angela merkel urged president putin to respect the integrity of ukraine and apparently they discussed the possibility of a fact-finding mission possibly led by the osc, the organization for security cooperation in europe. we are hearing and seeing in kiev a government that appears to be in a state of disarray. they are pretty much new to this. many of these poll terns, they are not -- politicians, they are not career politicians. the prime minister in kiev has appointed 18 new regional governors, many swept out during the ouster. so they need to rebuild an infrastructure or governance. there is criticism that at least two of those regional governors will be oligarchs, people that can wheel and deal with the power of their money. it may hold, but at the same time others say that may be what ukraine need to get a government up and functioning. >> when you consider
i know that german chancellor angela merkel spoke with vladimir putin a short time ago. what can you tell us about that conversation? >> jonathan, we are told from the german government that in that conversation angela merkel urged president putin to respect the integrity of ukraine and apparently they discussed the possibility of a fact-finding mission possibly led by the osc, the organization for security cooperation in europe. we are hearing and seeing in kiev a government that appears...
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and minutes ago president obama getting off the phone with german chancellor angela merkel. the two speaking an hour about the developing crisis. this dramatic video does tell it all russian and union crew rainyian troops firing each other. both the violence and political tension escalating by the minute. for the very latest we go to live in ukraine. what's going
and minutes ago president obama getting off the phone with german chancellor angela merkel. the two speaking an hour about the developing crisis. this dramatic video does tell it all russian and union crew rainyian troops firing each other. both the violence and political tension escalating by the minute. for the very latest we go to live in ukraine. what's going
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. >> reporter: officials in the obama administration are convinced that germany chancellor angela merkel can ask vladimir putin to back down. go. >> reporter: vladimir putin was living, quote, in another world. merkel, though, has said very little publicly, and that appears to be by design. because behind-the-scenes white house sources say merkel is at the center of quiet diplomacy. russia and germany have strong economic ties. germany is the biggest import of russian gas and oil, some of it comes through ukrainian pipelines and russia accounts for 36% of all german gas consumption. through the year merkel and putin have maintained a strong business-like relationship. putin speaks fluent german after being stationed in german as kgb. putin and merkel have spoken several times most recently when putin agreed with merkel's proposal to open dialogue between russia and ukraine's interim government. a negotiated solution would both protect and help german's economy as much as any other in europe. since the collapse of the soviet union no country has benefited more from business ties to easter
. >> reporter: officials in the obama administration are convinced that germany chancellor angela merkel can ask vladimir putin to back down. go. >> reporter: vladimir putin was living, quote, in another world. merkel, though, has said very little publicly, and that appears to be by design. because behind-the-scenes white house sources say merkel is at the center of quiet diplomacy. russia and germany have strong economic ties. germany is the biggest import of russian gas and oil,...
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for german chancellor angela merkel's visit to london it's a red carpet welcome fit for queen dubbed by foreign secretary william hague as britain's most important partner on seeking e.u. reform and the first german chancellor to address both houses of parliament starkly different to british prime minister david cameron's low key pub lunch with his french counterpart last month all that seemed to be placed on getting the backing of europe's economic powerhouse in redrawing love his relationship with brussels after all. if not of course in this europe incentive on both sides to find a suitable agreement so what exactly does cameron want for the u.k. curbing immigration by possibly putting a cap on workers from europe entering the u.k. at restrictions of benefits claims for migrants castes aren't protections for financial regulations on britain and repatriation of certain powers back to westminster to name a few but the question is what he wants in return but would be some wins for the u.k. but you could imagine it's a tit for tat. they would have to accept something in return amid all
for german chancellor angela merkel's visit to london it's a red carpet welcome fit for queen dubbed by foreign secretary william hague as britain's most important partner on seeking e.u. reform and the first german chancellor to address both houses of parliament starkly different to british prime minister david cameron's low key pub lunch with his french counterpart last month all that seemed to be placed on getting the backing of europe's economic powerhouse in redrawing love his relationship...
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angela merkel is really waffling on this, which she should be ashamed of. we can talk to the germans very decisively about what we're going to do. >> the key thing is i agree. it doesn't work if just we do it. i worked for president reagan and the soviets went into poland to stop the solidarity movement, we tried to get the europeans not to buy gas this then the soviet union, they wouldn't do it. that's where obama is i think excels, he gets the international community to do it. the great irony here is if it wasn't for the russians, the sanctions against iran wouldn't be working. he was able to get the russians to work with us on iran which is a much are important threat to the united states than whether the russians are in crimea. >> you are also on the point of why this is all going to be a mess. the president calls on the russians for syria, the president calls on the russians for iran. there are certain things we're doing in afghanistan that require russian forbearance. they're now a major supplier of energy to western europe because be followed the ant
angela merkel is really waffling on this, which she should be ashamed of. we can talk to the germans very decisively about what we're going to do. >> the key thing is i agree. it doesn't work if just we do it. i worked for president reagan and the soviets went into poland to stop the solidarity movement, we tried to get the europeans not to buy gas this then the soviet union, they wouldn't do it. that's where obama is i think excels, he gets the international community to do it. the great...
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what's the intrigue over germany's leader angela merkel emerging as a key player here? >> you'll remember in recent weeks the president clashed with angela merkel over nsa surveillance, reports that angle, a merkel's cell phone had been eavesdropped on, listened to by u.s. officials. there was a lot of patching up that needed to be done. yesterday there was a phone call of about an hour in which the president talked with angela merkel to work through what the white house is calling a diplomatic exit ramp here for vladimir putin to calm the situation down in ukraine. the reason being germany is a key partner with russia, a lot of economic ties and the like. bottom line defense secretary chuck hagel said today at that hearing, pushed back on john mccain saying mp needs to calm down and the president is handling the situation. >> live at the white house. thanks much. >>> former defense secretary bob gates dismissing some republicans who are accusing the president of being weak and indecisive suggesting they are pushing him to make a quick decision that ultimately might not
what's the intrigue over germany's leader angela merkel emerging as a key player here? >> you'll remember in recent weeks the president clashed with angela merkel over nsa surveillance, reports that angle, a merkel's cell phone had been eavesdropped on, listened to by u.s. officials. there was a lot of patching up that needed to be done. yesterday there was a phone call of about an hour in which the president talked with angela merkel to work through what the white house is calling a...
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you are angela merkel. and, oh, heil no. >>> conventional wisdom moves fast here in washington, and right now, when you ask most political pundits, hillary clinton as the democratic nominee in 2016 is winning the cw award. but what happens if hillary does not run? here's chief political correspondent carl kemp. >> leading every poll of potential candidates, hillary clinton drew a standing room only crowd for the annual awards for advancing women in peace and security. >> when wumen are excluded and margin marginalized, we all suffer. >> she speaks at the university of miami tonight. she's conspicuously discouraged supporters from boosting her canddouse. the super pac priorities usa is now officially fund-raising for clinton 2016 and holds its first big gathering in new york city tomorrow night. if clinton hoped all the organizing on her behalf would scare the other candidates out of the race, she may have been disappointed to hear vice president biden denying saying if he runs, he won't. >> you said if she
you are angela merkel. and, oh, heil no. >>> conventional wisdom moves fast here in washington, and right now, when you ask most political pundits, hillary clinton as the democratic nominee in 2016 is winning the cw award. but what happens if hillary does not run? here's chief political correspondent carl kemp. >> leading every poll of potential candidates, hillary clinton drew a standing room only crowd for the annual awards for advancing women in peace and security. >>...
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. >> is the president on the same page as angela merkel, chance lore of germany? she seems lessen client to take these steps. >> disappointment to me, whether be german and noninvolvement in libya. it's been germany. the greatest and strongest nation in europe, and they have backed off of everything. very disappointed in her comments. and by the way, maybe putin also, who knows angela merkel, thinks he can get away with this. >> probably does. >> and my question is who is next and what's next? europe ukraine you were talking about. there will there be mayors in eastern ukraine saying our allegiance is with russia, we're inviting the russians in, and if there is some acts of violence, then therefore that's being used as excuses. this is a very dangerous business we're in. but we have to bested fast. and it's all got to do with our presentation of what's acceptable for russia to do and not. and right now, nobody knows what that is. key decision in the history of this administration was i'm going to strike syria, and then backing off of it. that sent a message all ov
. >> is the president on the same page as angela merkel, chance lore of germany? she seems lessen client to take these steps. >> disappointment to me, whether be german and noninvolvement in libya. it's been germany. the greatest and strongest nation in europe, and they have backed off of everything. very disappointed in her comments. and by the way, maybe putin also, who knows angela merkel, thinks he can get away with this. >> probably does. >> and my question is who...
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>> reporter: one day after the president spoke with german chancellor angela merkel about a diplomatic offramp to russia, she pitched up to putin. the word of the day was de-escalate. >> our ultimate goal was to de-escalate. >> reporter: whether it was jack lew warning of sanctions in russia or the pentagon's top brass on plans for nato to beef up its presence in eastern europe. >> we want to provide nato's leaders with options that stabilize but not escalate tensions in the ukraine. >> reporter: the only escalation in sight was between republicans and the administration. with john mccain accusing the intelligence community of missing putin's designs on crimea. >> another massive failure because of our misreading -- total misreading of the intentions of vladimir putin. >> i said that early last week we were well aware of the threats. >> can you think of any place in the world, any place where we're better off now than we were when he came to office? >> reporter: administration officials say they're still looking at an initial round of sanctions to impose against russian targets. that o
>> reporter: one day after the president spoke with german chancellor angela merkel about a diplomatic offramp to russia, she pitched up to putin. the word of the day was de-escalate. >> our ultimate goal was to de-escalate. >> reporter: whether it was jack lew warning of sanctions in russia or the pentagon's top brass on plans for nato to beef up its presence in eastern europe. >> we want to provide nato's leaders with options that stabilize but not escalate tensions in...
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angela merkel's comment that president putin seems to be detached from reality is right. he's not crazy. he's not insane, but he is living in a different world and the europeans understand that. i think they will be -- they can be convinced to come along. >> didn't you read his comments, p.j., we call them defiant, but it sure seemed from the translation that in that context of what we heard from angela merkel that he doesn't get it, he doesn't get how the rest of the world views this. >> the dilemma for vladimir putin or the west in dealing with vladimir putin, is he has a very high pain threshold. he's probably thinking along the lines in 2008, russia, in retaliation to a move by georgia, invaded georgia and got away with it. you know, the ramifications for russia were short term, you know, six years later we just celebrated the olympics in sochi, where with vladimir putin as host. i mean, the dilemma here is that we have to, you know, make sure that there is real pain here, so otherwise he might again think that whatever costs he has are short term and not long term. t
angela merkel's comment that president putin seems to be detached from reality is right. he's not crazy. he's not insane, but he is living in a different world and the europeans understand that. i think they will be -- they can be convinced to come along. >> didn't you read his comments, p.j., we call them defiant, but it sure seemed from the translation that in that context of what we heard from angela merkel that he doesn't get it, he doesn't get how the rest of the world views this....
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german chancellor angela merkel is trying to work out a potential resolution between russian and ukrainian forces. it calls for russian troops to pull out of the crimean peninsula region. international inspectors would be allowed in to prevent human rights violations there. president obama says he will not attend the g-8 summit in sochi unless the situation is resolved. earlier today russian president vladimir putin said russia has no desire to fight the ukrainian people, but still reserves the right to use force. >>> students at montgomery college will notice more police on campus tomorrow. somebody found a threatening message on a wall at the campus center last week. that note read "school shooting" and it mentioned the date, march 5th, which is tomorrow. police are reminding people on campus to report any suspicious activity. >>> new tonight, virginia state senator creigh deeds is reacting to the resignation of the head of behavioral health. bevilacqua handed in his resignation on march 1. he said the state interfered with the investigation into deed's son gus. bevilacqua says the state
german chancellor angela merkel is trying to work out a potential resolution between russian and ukrainian forces. it calls for russian troops to pull out of the crimean peninsula region. international inspectors would be allowed in to prevent human rights violations there. president obama says he will not attend the g-8 summit in sochi unless the situation is resolved. earlier today russian president vladimir putin said russia has no desire to fight the ukrainian people, but still reserves the...
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>> there's not much in terms of leading, because angela merkel did speak to president putin last night. she put out a statement, but we're not seeing her make anything like the same sort of statements we are getting from the united states, in particular from john kerry. i was on a conference call yesterday with the atlantic council, and nicholas burns who is a harvard professor, he's a nato. ambassador to there are three things that the international community could do. one is a concerted voice condemning russia. secondly, international aid. third, hit russia in the pocketbook. we saw the statement that came out of the g8 last night. they condemned what russia is doing, and they said that they would support any aid efforts. that is the second thing, is the imf's team going off to the ukraine this week. i should inc. that we probably will get some sort of announcement about what we will get there -- i should think that we would get some sort of announcement. one wonders how effective they are going to be. >> i guess it depends how they are targeted and who the are targeted at. maybe the
>> there's not much in terms of leading, because angela merkel did speak to president putin last night. she put out a statement, but we're not seeing her make anything like the same sort of statements we are getting from the united states, in particular from john kerry. i was on a conference call yesterday with the atlantic council, and nicholas burns who is a harvard professor, he's a nato. ambassador to there are three things that the international community could do. one is a concerted...
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in conversations with president obama and with german chancellor angela merkel, putin talked about russians in ukraine being under attack, having their churches burned down, homes raided. they say there is no evidence that is happening. as one official told me, he has his facts, we have ours. with that, u.s. officials are drafting what could be comprehensive sanctions on russia. these would be the first sanctions on the russian government since the end of the cold war. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >>> the tensions in ukraine are giving investors the jitters. markets here and around the world plunged on monday. though they did recover from the steepest losses as the days go on. the price of crude oil fear that russian oil through the ukraine might be interrupted and that could lead to higher gas prices at the pump. >>> prospects for middle east peace talks appear slim, although a major effort to move them forward by secretary of state john kerry. at the white house yesterday, israeli leader netanyahu appeared pessimistic to move the talks forward. later this week president obama
in conversations with president obama and with german chancellor angela merkel, putin talked about russians in ukraine being under attack, having their churches burned down, homes raided. they say there is no evidence that is happening. as one official told me, he has his facts, we have ours. with that, u.s. officials are drafting what could be comprehensive sanctions on russia. these would be the first sanctions on the russian government since the end of the cold war. jonathan karl, abc news,...
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angela merkel called putin's moves out of touch, and in the meantime, hillary clinton compared vlad putin to adolf hitler. folks, the mood is tenls. the region unstable, but let's bring it to the table and talk about the political ramifications. bob, i'm going to start with you. your thoughts on everything? >> first, i think the eu stepped forward more quickly than i thought. what the russians have said is they ought to stick to an agreement with the eu that was made by the former president, which will not happen. it's interesting to me that these elections -- somebody will be elected who will be pro-western. the former president who is now hiding out in the soviet union had a deal with the russians to extend their lease on the naval base for about 25 years. it was supposed to be up in 2017. that will not happen. curious to see what putin does. the second thing that strikes me is so far as i can tell, maybe shep can fill us in on this, but i don't think they have moved more troops to the border of crimea and ukraine. >> okay. let me ask you about this. the $1 eu promised to help ukraine o
angela merkel called putin's moves out of touch, and in the meantime, hillary clinton compared vlad putin to adolf hitler. folks, the mood is tenls. the region unstable, but let's bring it to the table and talk about the political ramifications. bob, i'm going to start with you. your thoughts on everything? >> first, i think the eu stepped forward more quickly than i thought. what the russians have said is they ought to stick to an agreement with the eu that was made by the former...
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president obama and german chancellor angela merkel did have a conversation today. apparently chancellor merkel called putin out of touch. pro-russian protesters in ukraine, no shots fired, obviously, there is a cheer danger of conflict. at the -- clear danger of conflict. 16,000 russian troops have moved into crimea the past week, 6,000 this past we'll weekend. those soldiers are surrounding airports military bases, black sea fleet apparently blocking ukrainian naval vessels from the black sea and demanding ukrainian sailors lay down their arms. the the security council, ambassador vitaly cherkin sent a letter asking to protect ethnic russians who live in ukraine. >> it is the people of ukraine who ultimately are going to restore peace and political process and democracy in ukraine. our concern is the possibility which we fear can be quite real of the violence which we have seen in the past two or three months in kiev and in southwestern and southern regions of ukraine can spread to the eastern and southern parts of ukraine and to the crimea. >> reporter: earlier,
president obama and german chancellor angela merkel did have a conversation today. apparently chancellor merkel called putin out of touch. pro-russian protesters in ukraine, no shots fired, obviously, there is a cheer danger of conflict. at the -- clear danger of conflict. 16,000 russian troops have moved into crimea the past week, 6,000 this past we'll weekend. those soldiers are surrounding airports military bases, black sea fleet apparently blocking ukrainian naval vessels from the black sea...
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angela merkel said she was having discussions with vladimir putin. we'll have to see what she can pull out of the bag this time, as well. >> you're absolutely right. we know why germany and the uk have been more constrained. with germany, it's about the eu's energy dependance on russia. one more time, we know that one-third of the eu's national gas supplies coming from russia. ironically, through ukraine. with regards to the uk, we've all seen the story. we know that russian oligarchs have significant financial interest in the city and no one wants to endanger that. so we know that the russians still have a trump card in their hand. >> absolutely. and i go back to the point you made about energy sources, too, with the german webs as well, in the north stream pipeline. so yes, a lot of vested interest, as always, in this dealing and particularly where russia is concerned. we'll see what happens. >>> investors reacted to potential sanctions set against the federation in trade yesterday. the shares have stabilized in trades today. european counter expos
angela merkel said she was having discussions with vladimir putin. we'll have to see what she can pull out of the bag this time, as well. >> you're absolutely right. we know why germany and the uk have been more constrained. with germany, it's about the eu's energy dependance on russia. one more time, we know that one-third of the eu's national gas supplies coming from russia. ironically, through ukraine. with regards to the uk, we've all seen the story. we know that russian oligarchs...
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. >> we are told by a german government that in that conversation between angela merkel, and vladimir putin, they discussed is number of things. angela merkel stressing upon the president that there needs to be a sustained integrity of ukraine's territory, something that the russians say will not happen because they are concerned about the crimean peninsula, because that's where the black sea fleet has been based. we hear that there's some discussion of monitoring group or inspection group that would go in of a joint russian european group based from the osce - that's the organization for security and cooperation in europe, which both the e.u. and russia are members. they could go in, they could take a look around crimea, see how things are going, potentially down the road some sort of moderating group, some sort of situation where there would be troops that would keep these eastern and western allied groups separate. it's far down the road. what we are hearing from germany is the possibility that there might be an international group looking at what is happening on the ground in crim
. >> we are told by a german government that in that conversation between angela merkel, and vladimir putin, they discussed is number of things. angela merkel stressing upon the president that there needs to be a sustained integrity of ukraine's territory, something that the russians say will not happen because they are concerned about the crimean peninsula, because that's where the black sea fleet has been based. we hear that there's some discussion of monitoring group or inspection...